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OHRISTEN MIOHELSEN, OF UNION GROVE, WTISOONSIN.

DITCHING-MACHINE.-

SPECIFICATION forming part f Letters Patent No. 374,690, dated December 13, l1887.

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To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, GHRIs'rEN MIoHELsEN, of Union Grove, in the county of Racine, and in the State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ditching-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to ditching-machines; and it consists in certain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts,to be hereinafter described with reference to theaccompanying drawings, and subsequently claimed.

In the drawings, Figure lrepresents a vertical longitudinal sectional view of a ditchingmachine constructed according to my invention, the section being taken on line l 1, Fig. 2; Fig. 2, a plan view of the same; Fig. 3,.a front end view; Fig. 4, a rear end view; Fig. 5, a section on line5 5, Fig. l; Fig. 6, a section on line6 6, Fig. 5; Fig. 7, a section on line 7 7', Fig. 6;and Fig. 8, a sectional view of the rear end of the conveyer.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A represents an axle to which is journaled tractionwheels B, and fast on the inside of these wheels are gear-wheels O, that mesh with pinions D on a shaft, E, the latter havingits bearings on longitudinal timbers F, clipped or otherwise secured to said axle and united by transverse timbers F' F2, said timbers forming the frame of my machine.

Loosely connected to the aXle A, by means of clips a or other suitable means, are the rear ends of arms G, the front ends of said arms being provided with eyes b, through whichV passes a guide-rod, c, that is fastened to the front timber, F', of the frame. The arms G are provided with guides d for the adjustable standards H' of a ditching-plow H, said standards being united at their upper ends by a bifurcated handlever,'H2, terminating near the drivers seat I, thelatter being upon a spring, I', bolted to the timber FZ of the frame. The plow-standards H' are pivotally connected to a yoke, J, and a dexible connection, J', passed over an anti-friction roller, e, journaled in an arm, J2, projecting from the front timber, F', of the frame,serves to unite said yoke with a hand-lever, K, the latter being provided with rack-teeth to engage a suit-able stop, f', ar-

ranged on a bracket, f, that unites the upper that forms part of the lever H2, uniting said 1 plow-standards,andlprefertoemployaspring, h, to hol-d the lever down upon said stop.

Journaled in the plow-standards .H' is the shaft N'ofa roller,N,said shaft passing through side boards, O, provided with guide-strips O' for an endless carrier, P, and the rear ends of each side board have slots t' to receive the bushings j of a roller, Q, loose on a square shaft, B, on which are arranged arms S, said shaftbeingjournaled in the longitudinal beams F ofthe frame. Flexible connections S' have their rear ends connected to the pivoted arms S and their front ends wound ou drums T',arranged upon a shaft, T, thathas its bearings on the longitudinal timbers of the frame.

Fast von the shaft-T is .a socket-head, T2, for a hand spike, U, this construction serving to tighten the endless carrier P by moving the -roller Q in an outward direction, and when thus actuated reverse movement is prevented by means of a pawl, T, pivoted to one ofthe longitudinal timbers F and arranged to engage aratchet-wheel, Ti, on said shaft.

Fast on the squared shaft R are sprocketwheels R', and over the latter and similar wheels, E', on the pinion-shaft E are passed drive chains V, this arrangement of parts serving to actuate the endless carrier P.

Suspended from the rear ends of the side boards, O, is a triangular two-way chute, W, that normally delivers the dirt carried back from the plow on each side of the furrow, said chute being provided with a scraper, w, that impinges against the endless carrier. The apex of the two-way chute is provided with eyes lc, through which and similar eyes on a board, W', is passed a pin, m, to form a hinge-joint, so that said board may be adjusted to shut off either Way of said chute, and thus cause the dirt to fall on only one side of the furrow, a best illustrated in Fig. 4.

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I provide the standards H' of the plow H with a series of perforations, n, and by means of a pin, o, passed through any one of the perforations in each standard, support saidplow at the desired elevation. The colter-arms L' are also provided with a series of perforations, p, and can be vertically adjusted accordingly as their pivots q are engaged by any one ofthe perforations in each of said arms. The pivoted arms S are also adjustable in a similar manner.

-To brackets X, that project from the front transverse timber, F', of the frame, is connected a pole, Y, and on the opposite side of the machine a singletree, Z, is secured to said timber.

By the arrangement of parts just described I am enabled to hitch three horses directly to the machine; but if found more desirable I may secure. a three-horse equalizer to the front frame-timber, or otherwise arrange for the draft-power.

In the operation of my machine the plow is underthe direct control of the operator th rough lthe medium of the hand-lever H2, and can be thus readily guided with relation to the furrow, or brought out of the latter to run along the ground Without cutting, the colters being similarly adjusted by the hand-lever M.

The plow, colters, and conveyer may be arranged in the center of the machine,as shown, or laterally adj usted on either side of said center, as may be desirable, the guide-rod c and the eyes b on the arms G being provided with perforations to receive pins b', that serve to hold said plow, colters, and conveyer in the position to which they may be adjusted. Y

By operating the hand-lever K the draft of the plow is readily regulated by the operator, so that said plow will make a deep or shallow furrow, as may be desirable, lthe strain being upon the yoke J, above described.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a ditching-machine, the combination ofa suitable frame,an axle secured to the frame and carrying traction-wheels, arms loosely connected to the axle and supported by a front timber of said frame, a suitable plow having vertical standards supported on the arms and united by a bifurcated hand-lever, a yoke pivoted to the standards, a hand-lever flexibly connected to the yoke, and a conveyer arranged in the rear of the plow, substantially as set forth. j

2. In a ditching-machine, the combination of a suitable frame, an axle secured to the frame and carrying traction-wheels, arms connected to the axle and supported by a front timber of the frame, a suitable plow having vertical standards united by a bifurcated handlever, a yoke pivoted to the standards, leverarms pivoted to the yoke and carrying wheelcolters, a hand-lever exibly connected to said yoke, and a conveyer arranged in the rear of the plow, substantially as set forth.

3. In a ditching-machine, the combination of a suitable frame, an axle secured to the frame and carrying traction-wheels, arms connected to the axle and supported by a front timber of said frame, a suitable plow having vertically-adjustable standards united by a bifurcated hand-lever, a yoke pivoted to the standards, verticallyadjustable lever arms pivoted to the yoke and carrying wheel-colters, a hand-lever flexibly connected to said yoke, and a pivotally-adj ustable conveyer arranged in the rear of the plow, substantially as set forth. A

4. In a ditching-machine, the combination of a suitable frame, an axle connected to the frame and carrying traction-wheels, laterallyadjustable arms connected to the axle and supported by a front timber of said frame, a suitable plow having vertical standards united by a bifurcated handlever, a yoke pivoted to the standards, lever-arms pivoted to the yoke and carrying wheel-colters, a hand-lever flexibly connected to said yoke, and a laterallyadjustable conveyer arranged in the rear of the frame, substantially as set forth.

5. In a ditching-machine, the combination of a suitable plow, an endless carrier arranged in the rear of the plow, a two-way chute suspended beneath the rear end of the carrier, and a scraper arranged on the chute to impinge against said carrier, substantially as set forth.

6. In a ditching-machine, the combination of a suitable frame and plow, a conveyer arranged in the rear of the plow and comprising side boards slotted at their rear ends, and an endless carrier passed over rollers that have their bearings in said boards, lever-arms arranged on the shaft of the rear roller and fulcrumed to the frame, a shaft having its bearings on said frame and provided with drums and a socket-head, flexible connections having their ends respectively secured to said leverarms and drums, and a handspike for actuating said socket-head, substantially as set forth.

7. In a ditching-machine, the combination of a suitable frame and plow, the arms G, provided with eyes b, the guide-rod c, plow H, yoke J, lever K, flexible connection J', endless carrier I), roller Q, and square shaft R, substantially as set forth.

8. In a ditching-machine, the combination of a suitable frame and plow, the arms G, provided with guides d d', lever-.arms L', carrying wheel-colters, levers H M, bracketf, provided with the stops f'fz, yoke J, lever K, flexible connection J', and a conveyer arranged in the` rear of the plow, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, at Union Grove, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, in the presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTEN M ICHELSEN.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM MoHN, AUGUST OALEB.

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